San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom (left) and Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger rub shoulders at the Capitol in Washington.
Posted on 01/21/2009 7:45:21 AM PST by SmithL
That was quite a sight at Tuesday's inauguration ceremonies. There were California's top Democratic gubernatorial contenders - Attorney General Jerry Brown, San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom and Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa - all sharing the same platform with Sen. Dianne Feinstein, who just might upset all their applecarts.
"We could have played musical chairs and decided the primary then and there," said House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's daughter Christine Pelosi, who was sitting a few feet away.
All through the big day - and the days leading up to it - the state's Democratic divos preened and paraded their way through a steady stream of parties and press availabilities. And all the while, Feinstein, as chief hostess of the inaugural bash, got the spotlight.
"As a former governor and presidential candidate, Jerry is probably the best-known of the three here in Washington," Christine Pelosi said of the non-Feinsteins. "But in terms of star power, Gavin and Antonio both held their own. They were surrounded by scores of fans wherever they went."
Feinstein, of course, enjoyed the biggest ride. Not only was she the emcee at the inauguration, but she got to ride in the limo to the Capitol from the White House beforehand with Barack Obama and George W. Bush.
Even Republican Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger got in on the attention-grabbing act.
As he picked up an award Monday from the U.S. Conference of Mayors for his support of arts
...Monday night, Schwarzenegger and his wife, Maria Shriver, attended a Save the Children charity event at the suburban home of her mother, Eunice Kennedy Shriver.
The hundred or so attendees included no fewer than four former California Assembly speakers: Villaraigosa, Bob Hertzberg, Fabian Núñez and Willie Brown.
The biggest star of the night, however, was Maria's cousin, Caroline Kennedy -
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San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom (left) and Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger rub shoulders at the Capitol in Washington.
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